We decided to spend 3 days in Chiang Mai after speaking with a British couple who spent three weeks there and loved it. Chiang Mai is located in the northern part of Thailand, near the southern part of the Himalayas. We finally got free from the street hecklers and met some nice Thai people who don't view you as a big dollar sign. The food here is fantastic. We've eaten nothing but Pad Thai, Green and Red curries and Spicy chicken with basil for each meal (around $2 for each). Our first day in the city we explored on foot, saw some temples, found some good restaurants and booked tours for our next 2 days. On day 2, we hired a driver to take us around the outside of the city for a half day tour ($20). We went to an elephant zoo where we fed, rode and played with the elephants. We also saw the elephants paint several paintings and play soccer. Next, we went to a monkey zoo where we watched monkeys ride around on tricycles and dunk basketballs. Lastly, we visited a tiger zoo where we got in the cage with the tiger and got pictures petting it and laying on top of it. After our half day tour of the zoo's we took a nap, grabbed dinner and starting drinking some of the local Chang beer. On day 3 we slept in, then did a half day zipline tour through the jungle. We finished our tour just in time to get under shelter as the rain came pouring down. Tomorrow we will fly to Ho Chi Minh city for one last night, then I will fly to Hong Kong.
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